Forrestal Leaps To Death From Naval Hospital Window
Washington May 22 former Defense Secretary James Forrestal died by his own action at the U S Naval Hospital Bethesda Md leaping from a 16th floor window. A bathrobe cord around his neck and a note tied to a radiator were found. A board of inquiry is to study the case. Forrestal had been admitted April 2 with nervous exhaustion from overwork and recently showed improvement. President Truman expressed shock and ordered loss of mast decorations pending funeral plans.
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Festival Opens Tercentenary Week in Annapolis
Annapolis marks its 300th anniversary with a week long festival starting at Naval Academy Dahlgren hall. Elmer M Jackson announces opening. 2500 locals and dignitaries attend indoor ceremony after storms. Governor Lane praises colonial history and religious tolerance amid patriotic songs by Anne Arundel students.
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Maryland to tighten road safety drive under Bishop
In Maryland State officials led by Traffic Safety Director W H Bishop Sr plan a long range driver responsibility program amid rising accidents. They aim for stricter enforcement, more license examinations and a driver education push as four month deaths reach 150 versus 92 a year ago. Belmon t crash near Belmont Ontario reports an Army plane crash south of the town, hitting a walnut tree on Joe Cain’s farm in rain around 4 PM with at least one death.
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Tentative Flood Control Plan For Monocacy To Be Arranged
Frederick and Carroll counties officials tour Ohio areas to study Muskingum flood control and soil conservation methods. A joint Frederick Carroll committee will draft a Monocacy plan with state consultation and yearlong organization goals.
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Thurmont
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Joseph E. Kaylor
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Interstate Commission
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H. C. Buckingham
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W. H. Johnson
W. A. Parr
William J. Bayliff
Monocacy Valley
Turkey Road Network Size Noted in Report
A statement notes Turkey covers 296,503 square miles with roughly 26,000 miles of roads of all kinds. The figure underlines the country’s transportation scale and infrastructure reach amid ongoing urban development.
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Agencies coordinate watershed land policy under state and district officials
Eight arrests reported by city police for drunkenness and traffic offenses. The list includes Jerry El Phebus, John W Smith, Andrew J Collins, Tobe Fagan, Leroy Lane, Frank Patterson, Leroy Thompson, and Louis Tinney with varying fines. Merril C Wise posted 645 for passing on the right of another vehicle not at an intersection.
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Andrew J. Collins
Rock Hall
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Baltimore
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South Bentty
Leroy Thompson
Louis Tinney
Merril C. Wise
Middletown
Illiteracy Rate Drops to 4.3 Percent in U S
Census Bureau data last collected show illiteracy in the United States falling to 4.3 percent, marking a significant decline.
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Census Bureau
United States
Tri-State Elks plan John Brown farm shrine in Maryland
Hagerstown May 22 The Tri-State Association of Colored Elks buys a 25 acre Washington county farm to transform into a national shrine. The site will host a camp for Negro youths and a 100 ton tower will honor John Brown for his role in emancipation efforts. A telegram confirms the purchase.
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John Brow
Washington County
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